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Sara
Expert August 2021

Mother/father gifts?

Sara, on May 23, 2020 at 2:45 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
I am completely lost as to what to get my mom, dad, fmil, and ffil for wedding gifts. I honestly just want to skip it but his parents are actually paying for a lot. But I have no idea what to get them.

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Latest activity by Melle, on May 25, 2020 at 3:30 AM
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    Super December 2020
    Anais ·
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    I am planning on doing a really nice thank you card and giving each set of parents a nice wedding albums. They all love photos and I feel like they would really enjoy that and it’s sentimental that way too
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  • Elizabeth
    Super June 2021
    Elizabeth ·
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    I'm struggling with this, too! Bump and follow Smiley smile

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    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    I've read that some people give gifts of photo albums but those won't be put together by the photographer until at least a month after the wedding. Anything you know they will appreciate and enjoy will be fine. It doesn't have to be wedding related and should not be expensive.
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    Savvy May 2016
    Lily ·
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    We did personalized wine glasses as a thank you gift to our parents.
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  • Stacey
    Super May 2021
    Stacey ·
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    Parent's photo albums are a good option. We are also considering purchasing some of the decor for our reception like crystal candleholders (instead of rentals) and then gifting those to our parents so that they have a memento from the wedding that they can always think about when they use them in their own homes. One other idea is picture frames if you know they will be ordering the professional photos; Michael's has some beautiful ones.

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  • Serena
    Devoted October 2020
    Serena ·
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    Struggling as well. We bought for my FIL for our elopement, a personalized box that says "DAD" then inside the box is a hammer that says "thank you for helping us build our lives". Just some type of sentimental appreciation for getting us onto the island to still get married. Then his gift for later for the traditional wedding, etsy has a fancy personalized kit of this stuff that we'd like to get him:
    Mother/father gifts? 1
    Then for my mom, we bought her a nice earring/necklace set of something symbolic from my childhood. She'll get it. If she doesn't, its still super cute to represent our beach wedding! But I really had a hard time with this!
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  • Mandee
    Devoted September 2020
    Mandee ·
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    I'm getting my parents, grandparents, and FMIL embroidered handkerchiefs from Etsy! I'm also going to give them canvas prints from the wedding once we've got them back, but for the day of they're getting cards and the handkerchiefs!

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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I got the mothers necklaces and the fathers limited edition versions of their favorite alcohols
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